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Today is the United Nation's International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Highlighting the effects of female genital mutilation on girls around the world
A new immersive sound installation titled 1000 voices is launching at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Arts in South Africa which seeks to highlight the effects of FGM on girls across the world.
And less than two weeks to Senegal's presidential elections, former president - 92 year old Abdoulaye Wade has been speaking out.
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